Shoe



Jan 21, 1930. A. v. GRUNDMANN 7443 sHOE Filed Aug. 16, l92'7 Patented Jan. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANNA V. GRUNDMANN, OF FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO MICHAEL G. GRUND- MANN, OF FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA snon Application filed August 16, 1927. Serial NO. 213357.

This invention relates to a shoe and a method of making the same, one of the objects being to provide a shoe of the turn sole type in which the channel ordinarily provided and which weakens the shoe, is eliminated with the result that the shoe will give much longer wear than could otherwise be expected.

A further object is to provide a shoe utilizing an inside welt which not only serves to strengthen the shoe but also acts as a support or rest for the channel guide while the upper is being fastened to the sole.

A still further object is to provide a sole having an integral lip to the outer side of which is connected the upper while the Welt is designed to overlie the lip upon the Completion of the stitching operation, thereby to hold the upper seourely to the sole.

A further object is to so arrange. the parts that when they are properly assemhled they will provide a smooth surface for supporting the tread of the foot.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceec s, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and clainied, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may he made within the Scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accoinpanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a section through a sole showing the side portions split laterally to provide lips.. one of the lips being upturned.

Figure 2 is a section through one side portion of the sole showing one of the lips upturned and a welt stitched in position.

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the lip bent back and stitehed in place for use in lieu of a separate Welt.

Figure e is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the parts held together by an adhesive instead of by stitches.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the parts held in position by an adhesive instead of stitches, a

Figure 6 is a section through a portion of a last with the sole attached thereto and the upper connected to the sole wherein a separate welt is stitched in place.

Figure is a similar view showing the sole and upper assemhled with a downt-urned lip such as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 showing' the lip and the marginal portion of the upper trimmed off.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing the upper trimmed off at its free edge.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 8 showing the relative positions of the parts after the shoe has been turned.

Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 9 showing the positions of the parts after the shoe has heen turned.

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 10 showing an insole in position.

Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 11 showing an insole in position.

Figure l is a view similar to Figure 10 hut showing the upper stitched to the lip.

Referring to the figures hy characters et reference l designates the leather sole of a shoe provided with lateral incisions 2 along the edges thereof ferming lips 3. Each lip is adapted to he upturned as shown in Figure Thereafter, if desired, a welt i may be stitehed to the sole as shown at 5 so as to engage the inner side of lip If preferred, however, the lip Can be turned downwardly onto the sole as shown at 6 in Figure 3 and then stitch ed in place, thus dispensing with the use of a welt. Instead of stitching these parts in place, however, the welt '2' can be held in position by an adhesive indicated generally at 8 Or, if the lip in downturncd, as shown at 8', it Can be' held in place on the sole by an adhesive indicated generall at 9. In either case the upper is arranged On a last L to which the sole has been tacked as shown in Figures 6 to 9 nolusive and the margnal portions of the upper are placed inthe recesses provided hy the incisions 2 so as to abut against the lip. The upper has been indicated at 10 and the inturn portions thereof have been indicated at 11. The marginal portions ,of the uppers can. be extended a ong th up standing lips 2 if arranged as in Figure (3 but, if the lips are downturned as in Figures 3 and 5 the marginal portions of the uppers will be extended upwardly away from the downturned lip as shown in Figure 7. In either case the uppers are held in place by stitches indicated at 12 which enter the angles formed by the inturned portions 11 and the marginal portions 18 of the uppers and, in the structure illustratned in Figure pass between the stitches 5 and are exposed in the upper surface of the sole 1 at points close to .the inner edges of the Welt 4. T he same arrangement is noted in the structure illustrated in Figure 7, with the exception that the stitches appear at the inner edges of the downturned lip 6 which of course takes the place of the Welt 4. After the parts have thus been connected the lip 3 and the inarginal portion 13 of the upper are trimined ott' flush with the welt 4 or, where the structure shown in Figure 7 is used, the marginal portion of the upper is cut otf flush with the downturned lip 6. These arrangeinents have been shown in Figures 8 and 9 respectively. F ollowing this step the shoe is turned to bring the parts to the positions shown in F igures 10 and 11 and thereafter an insole 14 is placed in position as shown in Figures 12 and 13.

Instead of stitching the uppers through the sole so that the inner portions of the stitehes Will appear adjacent the inner sides of the Welt, the upper can have its marginal portion upturned as shown at 15 in Figure 14 where it will lie against the outer side of the upturned lip 16 of the sole 17. Stitches 18 can be extended transversely through these engaging portions 15 and 16.

It will be obvious that by extending the stitches 12 through or between the stitches 5 the parts are doubly reinforced and held more securely than would be possible should any other arrangelnent of stitehes be employed.

'hat is Claimed is:

1. In a shoe the combination with a sole having an inwardly extending incision providing an upturned marginal lip, an upper abutting against the outer surface of the lip, Said upper being inturned against the lip, and stitehes extending through the inturned marginal portion of the upper and into the upper portion of the sole, said stitehes extending under the lip and through the inner surfaee of the sole, and a welt upon the sole against the inner side of the lip.

2. In a shoe the combination with a sole having an inwardly extending incision providing an upturned marginal lip, an upper abutnting against the outer surface of the lip, said upper being inturned against the lip, and .stitehes extending through the inturned marginal portion of the upper and int-o the upper portion of the sole, said stitches extending under the lip and through the inner surface of the sole, a Welt upon the sole against the ANNA V. GRUNDMNN.

LOO 

